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Get to Know Yourself

Before you can honor your needs, dreams and wishes, you need to know what they actually look like. Spend some alone time, take out your journal and ask yourself the following questions. View this exercise like a coffee date with an acquaintance you’d like to get to know better or a heart-to-heart with a close friend. What are your favorite foods? What kinds of meals make you feel nourished and energized? What physical activities make you feel alive? What activities spark your creativity? What are your passions? What are the happiest parts of your life? What parts are the most stressful? What would you do if money and time weren’t an issue? How do you love to spend your days?

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Margarita Tartakovsky, MS, is an associate editor at Psych Central and authors the body image blog Weightless. She writes about everything from anxiety and ADHD to creativity and couples to mindfulness and stress. You can learn more about her work at her website.